The situation poses practical challenges for a famously undisciplined candidate running a major campaign while also preparing for multiple criminal trials.

Prosecutors said they are ready to hand over a ‘substantial’ amount of evidence – ‘much of which includes sensitive and confidential information’ – to Trump’s legal team.

Trump makes reference to the 2020 election in almost every speech he gives – and the witness pool is very broad.

Presidents since 1965 have been afforded lifetime protection. Since then, only Richard M. Nixon has waived it.

As Donald Trump returned to Washington, D.C., for his arraignment, law enforcement braced for possible mayhem. But the hearing drew more journalists than others.